Mrs. Rigby gets her Paul McCartney Ottawa concert tickets

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Under 100 people were lined up for Paul McCartney tickets at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ont. on Friday April 26, 2013. Phil Taylor, who was sleeping outside Scotiabank Place for days, received his tickets first. Tony Caldwell/Ottawa Sun/QMI Agency

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Under 100 people were lined up for Paul McCartney tickets at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ont. on Friday April 26, 2013. Christina-Leigh Forbes, whos birthday is on the same date at the McCartney concert, was going crazy after receiving her tickets Friday. Tony Caldwell/Ottawa Sun/QMI Agency

Tony Caldwell/Ottawa Sun/QMI Age

Under 100 people were lined up for Paul McCartney tickets at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ont. on Thursday April 25, 2013. Steve Telford (right) was sold the wrong tickets to another concert at the box office Friday. After noticing his tickets he returned to the box office where they fixed the problem. Tony Caldwell/Ottawa Sun/QMI Agency

Tony Caldwell/Ottawa Sun/QMI Age

Under 100 people were lined up for Paul McCartney tickets at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ont. on Friday April 26, 2013. Tony Caldwell/Ottawa Sun/QMI Agency

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﻿Lined up for hours to score Paul McCartney tickets on Friday was none other than Mrs. Rigby.

Okay, so it wasn't Eleanor -- the namesake of the famous Beatles tune -- but Liverpool-native-turned-Ottawa-resident Colette Rigby, who lined up at Scotiabank place with husband Keith to score ducats to the concert of the year, set for July 7.

Tickets went on sale at 10 a.m. and were sold out less than 30 minutes later, Capital Tickets confirmed.

Rigby has seen McCartney live twice, but that hardly tempered her excitement when she heard Sir Paul would be coming to her adopted hometown.

"I couldn't believe it," she said minutes before tickets went on sale at 10 a.m. She said people who haven't seen the ex-Beatle on stage are in for a huge treat

"He'll play for three hours, it'll just be non-stop," Rigby said.

As excited as she was, it felt as if the world would end for 18-year-old Christina-Leigh Forbes if she didn't get her hands on tickets.

The diehard Beatles fan says she was bullied as a young teen because of her love for the band. After walking away with floor seats to the show, she couldn't stop shaking long enough to hold out her tickets as her picture was taken.

"I can't believe it," Forbes said on her way out of the arena. "I can't stop shaking. I'm freaking out."

As if it couldn't get better, Forbes is turning 19 the day the McCartney show rolls into town.

While Forbes was likely the youngest to line up in advance - she showed up Thursday night and spent a sleepless night outside to ensure she had a spot - there were many representing "first generation Beatles fans."

"I was 12 years old when the Beatles went on the Ed Sullivan show," said Laurie Taylor, who waited in line with sister Debbie Blaedow. They weren't too picky about where they ended up sitting.

"As long as we get tickets," Taylor said. "This is a once in a lifetime opportunity."

Ruth-Anne Stanbrook, meanwhile, didn't care where her tickets would be, even after sleeping in line outside Thursday night.

"I just want to listen to him sing, that's all," she said.

As of noon Friday, ticket reseller StubHub already had 347 tickets for sale on its website, ranging from about $200 to a whopping $10,000 for floor seats.

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Mrs. Rigby gets her Paul McCartney Ottawa concert tickets

﻿Lined up for hours to score Paul McCartney tickets on Friday was none other than Mrs. Rigby.

Okay, so it wasn't Eleanor -- the namesake of the famous Beatles tune -- but Liverpool-native-turned-Ottawa-resident Colette Rigby, who lined up at Scotiabank place with husband Keith to score ducats to the concert of the year, set for July 7.

Tickets went on sale at 10 a.m. and were sold out less than 30 minutes later, Capital Tickets confirmed.

Rigby has seen McCartney live twice, but that hardly tempered her excitement when she heard Sir Paul would be coming to her adopted hometown.

"I couldn't believe it," she said minutes before tickets went on sale at 10 a.m.

She said people who haven't seen the ex-Beatle on stage are in for a huge treat